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Top 10 U.S. states for soybean production

Top 10 U.S. States for Soybean Production

State	Rank (acres)	Production — # of bushels	# of acres	Yield — bushels/acre
Illinois	1	698,750,000	10,750,000	65.0
Iowa	2	564,870,000	9,910,000	57.0
Minnesota	3	389,355,000	7,710,000	50.5
Indiana	4	346,320,000	5,920,000	58.5
Nebraska	5	333,350,000	5,650,000	59.0
Ohio	6	288,840,000	4,980,000	58.0
Missouri	7	261,000,000	5,800,000	45.0
South Dakota	8	256,680,000	5,580,000	46.0
North Dakota	9	243,530,000	6,860,000	35.5
Kansas	10	204,450,000	4,700,000	43.5

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Top 10 Missouri Counties for Soybean Production

Production		Acres		Yield		Portion of land
County	Million bushels	County	Number	County	Bushels / acre	County	Percent
1. New Madrid	11.5	1. New Madrid	209,500	1. Saline	58.2	1. Mississippi	66.4
2. Mississippi	9.8	2. Stoddard	189,600	2. Newton	57.4	2. Pemiscot	54.2
3. Stoddard	9.0	3. Mississippi	175,200	3. Lafayette	56.9	3. New Madrid	48.4
4. Pemiscot	8.8	4. Pemiscot	170,400	4. Mississippi	56.1	4. Scott	39.9
5. Audrain	8.5	5. Audrain	158,200	5. Clinton	55.2	5. Atchison	38.3
6. Saline	8.5	6. Nodaway	147,500	6. New Madrid	54.7	6. Stoddard	35.9
7. Nodaway	7.5	7. Saline	145,300	7. Audrain	53.9	7. Audrain	35.7
8. Atchison	7.1	8. Atchison	133,310	8. Osage	53.9	8. Livingston	34.3
9. Lafayette	6.7	9. Carroll	131,700	9. Atchison	53.7	9. Dunklin	34.2
10. Chariton	6.2	10. Chariton	130,300	10. Cooper	53.4	10. Shelby	31.5

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service